A ROMAN MARBLE HERM OF DIONYSUS
A ROMAN MARBLE HERM OF DIONYSUS

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE HERM OF DIONYSUS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The youthful god of wine depicted with an oval face, the lips slightly parted, his lidded eyes unarticulated, wearing a wreath of ivy and berries in his center-parted hair and a fillet across his forehead, the ties falling along his shoulders
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner at an antique show in Farmington, Connecticut, circa 1995.

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